Carpinus coreana
Common name: 
Korean Hornbeam
Pronunciation: 
kar-PI-nus kor-ee-AH-nuh
Family: 
Betulaceae
Genus: 
Carpinus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub or small tree, to 30 ft (9 m), often multi-stemmed, branches pendulous, twigs dark-maroon brown.  Leaves alternate, simple, broadly ovate, to 5 cm, lustrous green and below (burgundy color in fall), veins in 10-12 pairs, not impressed above, hairy beneath.  Male and female flowers in separate clusters (catkins) on the same tree.  Fruit catkin slender stalked, 5-6 cm long, composed of overlapping bracts, each about 2 cm long.
  • Sun to shade.  Often used in bonsai.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5    Native to Korea.
  • Portland, Oregon: Hoyt Arboretum.
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